The flu wave “seems to have peaked” but the number of cases will remain high for the coming weeks, TDs and Senators have been told.
It comes as HSE interim CEO Stephen Mulvany has admitted that he “cannot guarantee” that people have not died due to overcrowding and high trolley numbers in hospitals.
Mr Mulvany and other senior HSE officials briefed TDs and Senators at the Oireachtas Health Committee on Tuesday morning.